Corn-popper



G. P. AMES.

CORN POPPER. APPLICATION men MAY a. 1920 1,882,592; PdtentedJuneZLIQZL 2 SHEETS -SHEET 1- I ATTORNEY WITNESS:

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Patented June 21, 1921.

TED TA res PATE T OFFICE.

GEORGE: r. Mns', or DERBY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

To all whom it may'concern."

Be it known that I, GEORGE P. Arms, a

citizen of-the United States, residing at Derry, in the county of Rockingham" and State of New Hampshire, haveinvented f new and useful'lmprovements in Corn-Pop pers, of which thefollowing 1s a specification;

The present invention has reference to a corn popper, and has for itsobject to sim plify and improve the existing art by producing a device of'this character which may be constructed in a simpler, cheaper and stronger manner than usually.

' A further object of the invention is to pro, duce a novel means for connecting the nonreticulated bottom of a corn popper to the reticulated body thereof, and wherein said connecting means provides a reinforcing or bracing device for the body.

Other objects and advantages will present themselves as the nature of the invention is better understood, reference being had to the drawings in which there is illustrated a I simple and satisfactory embodiment of the improvement reduced to practice, and in which Figure 1 is a general view of a corn popper, constructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a view looking toward the front end thereof.

Fig. 3 is a similar view looking toward the rear end thereof.

Fig. 4 is a plan View with the cover open.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view approximately on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4:.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the pan and the member associated therewith for securing the pan to the body of the device as well as sustaining the lower edge of the body against the pan and for spacing the outer edge of the body from the pan.

My improved corn popping device comprises a reticulated body provided with the usual hinged closure, also of reticulated material, and a non-reticulated bottom which is in the nature of a pan. The pan is indicated by the numeral 1, the body by the numeral 2 and the hinged top or closure by the numeral 3.

The top 3 of the closure has its reticulated surface received in a non-reticulated frame 4:, while the upper edge of the body 2 is like,

device the looped ends 6 of a bail 7 pass, and these looped ends provide the hinged connection between the top and body. The center of the loop bears against one of the ends of the reticulated body. At the hinged end'of the device the frame 5 for the body has secured thereto the bifurcated ends 8 of v a screw 9 to which the handle is attached.

The ends or arms 8 are connected together" by an integral lug 10, which has an opening the'rethrough.

V :s pecincationo f Letters Patent. Patented June 21, 1921, Application filed ma 8,1920. Serial No. 379,838; r

The sides and ends of the reticulated body are inclined inwardly toward the flanged pan and-terminate with the bottom of the body to which the closure is hinged are the end strands 11 of a wire member. The strands are brought together adjacent to the top of the body and are extended outwardly as at 12, the said portion providing a lip that passes between the arms of the screw and that also passes through the opening in the lug connecting the said arms. The strands of the wire pass through the lower edge of the body at this end of the device and also through spaced openings 1st in one of the end flanges of the pan 1. The wire members are further spread away from each other and continued over the inner face of the pan, as indicated by the numeral 15. These strands 15 pass through openings 16 adjacent to the corners at the opposite end flange of-the pan and also through the reticulated end portion of the body 2. The.

strands are then continued upwardly, as at 17, in a line with the outer wall of the reticulated body and are passed throu h openin s 18 in the outer member of the rame 5, an from thence are bent downwardly as at 19 against the inner face of the outer end of the body. On the said outer end there is a catch 20 that engages with the frame 4 of the body and closure to hold the latter in closed position on the body.

With my improvement it will be noted that the body of the corn popper is secured to the pan at only the ends thereof, that the securing means having their central portions disposed in the pan-provide what may be termed ribs that will materially assist in the turning of the corn to be popped in the device. It will be also noted that the angle ends of the securing or connecting means, being disposed at the ends of the body and connected to the'end members of the frame at the upper edge of the body reinforce the said endsof the body, andalso hold the V outer, portion of the body properly spaced A corn popper comprising a reticulated body, a metallic frame'for the outer edge said screwbeing connected to one end of the frame'and havingits saidconnecting end provided with spaced armsand a lug con- Having thus. described theinvention, what.

I claim is thereof, a screw for supporting a handle,

nectingthe arms, a flanged pan providing a bottom for the body, and a wire member for securing the pan to the body, saidwire beingcentrally bent upon itselt to provide contacting portions which are receivedbetween the arms and over the lug of thescrew; the strands of wire from the said contacting portions being arranged against one of the V ends of the bod and being gradually spaced awa tioned ortio'n and extended through the end oftiie body, the end of the pan and over the top of the pan, said last mentioned 1 strands being also radually spaced away fromeach other w ereby the outer ends thereof pass through" the other end of the pan adjacent to the corners thereof, the

end of the body and havin their ends assed through the other end of tie framean from thence bent inwardly, and, downwardly 7 against the inner face ofthe said end of the from eac other and further bent at o a su stantially right angle to the last men 30 strands being bent upwardly over the other 7' frame-and the inner face of the other end of the body.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

' GEORGE P- V 

